20 gal long 10 gal sump!

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    MushroomFish

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    hello everyone, I am new to this but have had ten years of experience with pond koi.

    I decided to give this a shot because a friend of mine convinced me to make use of my 20 gallon long and 10 gallon tank that's been laying around.
    I'm not quite made of money but I am very interested.

    I know 10 gallons is tiny for a sump. I'd like to squeeze the aqua c or bacpack skimmer on it and get the 20 gallon tank drilled.

    Do i have enough room to use a 10 gallon as a sump?
     
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    Sounds like a good plan :)

    Just do your measurements and make sure everything(that you want) will fit in the 10g. Its good to do a technical draw up of it to make sure you will be ok :)

    and give a little leeway on ur measurements just in case ;)
     
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    The sump only has to house ur return pump, skimmer, and If you want a section for chateo (fuge section).

    There's numerous ways you can do it, customize it to best fit your needs.
     
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    +1 Ulta....also, welcome to the site.
     
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    Hello and Welcome!

    With a tank that small i would use the sump as a fuge only, and just do regular water changes. Or i would build an algae scrubber for that space.
     
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